NEW SKILLS STANDARDS AVAILABLE TO HELP MANAGE FLOOD RISK

New Standards to help manage environmental incidents are now available online, it was announced today (3 June) by Lantra Sector Skills Council, following an extensive review of the jobs, skills and activities people carry out within flood risk management.Floods have a major impact on the countryside, tourism and peoples’ day to day lives, making flood prevention one of the nation's top priorities. The 2007 Pitt Review called for urgent and fundamental changes in the way the country is adapting to the increased risk of flooding. A critical step forward to this is ensuring Local Authorities